Riversdale Cup Explained
The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale Trophy from 1909 to 1926, and the Riversdale Cup since 1928.[1] The men's event has been played as a 72-hole stroke play tournament since 1958 when Kevin Hartley won for the first time. The All Abilities Riversdale Cup commenced in 2020.
Men's winners
Source: [1]
Women's winners
This list is incomplete
All-Abilities winners
Source: [1]
- 2022 Mike Brown
- 2021 Warren Sutton
- 2020 Warren Sutton
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Riversdale Cup History . 23 November 2020.
- News: The Age . Victorian grabs Riversdale Cup at last . Brendan . Moloney . 14 March 1989 . 47.
- News: The Age . Riversdale officials disqualify Hughes . Peg . McMahon . 15 March 1988 . 47.
- News: Sport at a glance . The Age . Martin . Blake . 10 March 1987 . 58 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Sammels holds on to win Riversdale Cup . The Age . Keith . Brown . 11 March 1986 . 58 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Even winners can sometimes feel like losers . The Age . Trevor . Grant . 12 March 1985 . 40 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: The Age . Leader slips, but comes up smiling . Trevor . Grant . 13 March 1984 . 38.
- News: Lindsay beats 'horror' 18th . The Age . Trevor . Grant . 15 March 1983 . 36 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Henley's painful triumph . The Age . Trevor . Grant . 9 March 1982 . 38 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Clayton ready for pro golf . The Age . Trevor . Grant . 10 March 1981 . 33 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: The Age . Eric routs the young golf brigade . 13 March 1979 . 38.
- News: Hartley wins 10th cup by 4 shots . The Age . Peter . Stone . 14 March 1978 . 42 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley's ninth . The Age . Peter . Stone . 15 March 1977 . 42 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley back with old fire . The Age . Peter . Stone . 9 March 1976 . 36 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Henley's 66 wraps up cup . The Age . Peter . Stone . 11 March 1975 . 29 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Britten home on bit . The Age . Peter . Stone . 12 March 1974 . 30 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: State golf team bid by Reiter . The Age . Peter . Stone . 13 March 1973 . 27 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Titheridge's cup by two strokes . The Age . Peter . Stone . 14 March 1972 . 26 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: The Age . Hartley in runaway Moomba win . Peg . McMahon . 9 March 1971 . 25.
- News: Hicks gets home by two shots . The Age . Peg . McMahon . 10 March 1970 . 24 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Sub-par rounds wins Britten cup . The Age . Peg . McMahon . 11 March 1969 . 24 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley stages whirlwind finish to win golf cup . The Age . Ken . Knox . 12 March 1968 . 20 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley wins cup for fifth time . The Age . Ken . Knox . 14 March 1967 . 24 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Britten hangs on to beat Hartley by stroke . The Age . 15 March 1966 . 20 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Riversdale Cup won by Hartley again . The Age . 9 March 1965 . 22 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley has 68 for Riversdale Cup win . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 10 March 1964 . 21 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Kevin Hartley wins cup golf by 10 strokes . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 12 March 1963 . 20 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Lapse in last round costs golfer record chance . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 13 March 1962 . 21 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Riversdale golf win gives Crow big lift . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 14 March 1961 . 24 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Penalty costs Hood Riversdale record . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 15 March 1960 . 21 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Bob Bull scores clear win in Riversdale Cup . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 16 March 1959 . 20 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Hartley brilliant in cup victory . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 10 March 1958 . 14 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Amateurs set golf records . The Age . Don . Lawrence . 17 June 1957 . 12 . 17 January 2021 . Google News Archive.
- News: Riversdale Trophy . . 24693 . Victoria, Australia . 5 June 1934 . 19 January 2021 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Riversdale Trophy . . 24073 . Victoria, Australia . 7 June 1932 . 19 January 2021 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Riversdale Open Meeting . . 23453 . Victoria, Australia . 10 June 1930 . 19 January 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Golf . . 18064 . Victoria, Australia . 7 June 1904 . 23 November 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Surrey Hills Open Championship . . 15054 . Victoria, Australia . 9 June 1903 . 26 January 2021 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Surrey Hills club . . 17764 . Victoria, Australia . 19 June 1903 . 26 January 2021 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Golf . . 2317 . Victoria, Australia . 2 June 1900 . 28 January 2021 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Golf . . 13487 . Victoria, Australia . 25 May 1898 . 28 January 2021 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Surrey Hills golf club tournament . . VII . 50 . Victoria, Australia . 29 May 1896 . 27 January 2021 . 5 . National Library of Australia.